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"Football players from Reno's McQueen High and Nevada Union High kicked off the new high school football season in Grass Valley Friday night.There was only one problem: This game was supposed to be played in Reno.Due to thick smoke from the Rim Fire, which is burning in the Stanislaus National Forest, the game was moved to Grass Valley on Thursday.\"It's an advantage to us, I think,\" said Jason Townsend, a Grass Valley parent.\"I think it's great,\" said Linda Melugin, one of the cheerleading coaches for Nevada Union. \"Nevada County is beautiful and there is no smoke in the air.\"Even parents from McQueen High said they are glad to be out of the smoke, but the last-minute schedule change was an adjustment for families.\"We had to get our daughter out of school early, get off work, travel down and pack the lunches for the trip,\" said Tracy Oschner, a McQueen parent. \"It's a lot to do when we were told about the change Thursday morning.\"Down Highway 49 in Auburn, Placer High took on Central Catholic from Modesto on Friday.They game wasn't changed, but parents and teachers said they have had to plan around the smoke.\"It's really smoky here,\" said Dan Galloway, a science teacher at Placer High who was enjoying the game Friday. \"During the morning it's pretty bad, but in the afternoon, it's OK.\""^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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